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Common White Wave Moth

Order: Lepidoptera - Genus: Cabera

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Field Notes

Description:

White with horizontal stripe across all wings

Habitat:

Rural SW Pennsylvania

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Jacob Gorneau
Please add and join to mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8841449
William_Dembowski
I did the same thing before I took this image. I thought it was just a piece of something that had just fallen on a leaf.
Mostly Microbe
This one made me do a double take - missed it entirely on first glance! Camouflage is a good but frustrating thing. Nice shot.

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PublishedSeptember 6, 2011

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